Infos Transport (Patrice Salini)

Communiqué de Deutsche Post World Net : "Expansion of activities in the UK mail market" ___________________________ "Deutsche Post Global Mail (UK) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Deutsche Post World Net Group, is taking over the British postal operator Speedmail International. Based in London, Speedmail has been operating successfully for many years, both in the UK mail market and in moving international business mail to and from the UK. The acquisition is in line with the Deutsche Post World Net Group strategy for expansion into other world markets. In the business year 2002/2003, Speedmail International, which has some 110 staff, handled 12 million items, making it one of the few licence holders moving significant volume. The company has been operating under an interim postal licence that allowed it to deliver publication related mail items in 22 London postcodes and was granted a long term licence by Postcomm in January 2004 allowing, unlimited bulk m

Boost for Channel Tunnel rail freight UK rail freight operator EWS reported a 22% increase in tonnage through the Channel Tunnel last year. http://www.eyefortransport.com/index.asp?nli=freight&nld=&news=40248 __________________________